A majority of individuals who are deaf or have hearing loss face significant communication barriers when accessing care through the National Health Service (NHS), with nearly two-thirds of patients ...

The lives of deaf patients are being put at risk due to communication barriers in the NHS, charities have warned. Deaf people often misunderstand treatment plans and rely on family members to ...

An NHS trust has visited a gurdwara in Stoke-on-Trent in a bid to combat health inequalities in the Sikh community. The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) joined forces with local ...

Life-saving opportunities to prevent suicide among autistic people are being missed because systemic barriers make it difficult for them to access NHS support during times of mental health crisis, ...

Dr Claire Tanner, deputy chief medical officer for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We know that navigating mental health support can feel particularly difficult if you are digitally ...